AFFS Hedgehog Infantry Platoon

[Liam's Ghost]

I was going for cheesy, so the best AFFS issue infantry rifle (with incendiary grenades to stack burst damage with flame), two of the most broken shrapnel sniper rifles, and a supplemental battery of fourteen clan AP Gauss as towed field guns (they were originally going to be magshots, but MML doesn't have them listed). Also the slightly obsolete version of AFFC standard infantry armor because it isn't encumbering.

AFFS Hedgehog Platoon
Tech Base: Mixed (Standard)
Tech Rating/Availability: F/X-X-X-E
Transport Weight:  26.5
Equipment:
    Primary Weapon: 20 Rifle (Federated-Barrett M42B) (Inferno Grenades)
    Secondary Weapon: 8 Sniper Rifle (Barton AMR (Standard))
    Armor:  Fed Suns/Fed Commonweath Infantry Kit (3030-3066)
Battle Value: 314
Introduction Year: 3145
Cost: 3,224,701.976 C-bills
Notes: 14 AP Gauss Rifle with 40 rounds of ammo each. Each gun requires 0 soldiers to operate.
   
Platoon Type (Specialty): Motorized (None)
    Ground MP: 3
Platoon Size (Squad/Platoon): 28 (7/4)
Armor Divisor: 2
To-Hit Modifier (Range in Hexes):
    +0 (0-7 Hexes), +1 (8-10 Hexes), +2 (11-14 Hexes), +4 (15-17 Hexes), +6 (18-21 Hexes)
Maximum Weapon Damage (# of Troopers):
    17 (28), 16 (27-26), 15 (25-24), 14 (23), 13 (22-21), 12 (20-19), 11 (18), 10 (17-16), 9 (15-14), 8 (13), 7 (12-11), 6 (10), 5 (9-8), 4 (7-6), 3 (5), 2 (4-3), 1 (2-1)

[DevianID]

Thanks, I hate it!  Looks fair and balanced at 314 BV (or not! Im hoping that number is wrong)  A stinger is 400ish and has no hope versus those shrapnel sniper guns at that cost.

Is this using the .6 damage personal weapon cap with added burst damage?

Also, is it 0 troops to operate each field gun?  Or 1?

[Liam's Ghost]

Thanks, I hate it!  Looks fair and balanced at 314 BV (or not! Im hoping that number is wrong)  A stinger is 400ish and has no hope versus those shrapnel sniper guns at that cost.

Is this using the .6 damage personal weapon cap with added burst damage?

Yes.

Also, is it 0 troops to operate each field gun?  Or 1?

It should be two actually. That's the minimum required number of crew per gun they put into place to tone down the AP/Magshot gauss hedgehog.

[Daryk]

Hmmm... I don't see the Heavy Burst special noted anywhere... you used MML?

[Liam's Ghost]

Hmmm... I don't see the Heavy Burst special noted anywhere... you used MML?

Yes. And double checking the record sheet it is definitely on that. So the lack of notation of Heavy Burst and Flame Based is at least limited to the text readout.

[Liam's Ghost]

For those who, like me, consider the Shrapnel guns to be a series of bad ideas penned by an individual possessed by the spirit of Kevin Siemba, here's a toned down clan version of the same concept.


Clan Hedgehog Point
Tech Base: Clan (Standard)
Tech Rating/Availability: F/X-X-E-D
Transport Weight:  23
Equipment:
    Primary Weapon: 15 Laser Rifle (Mauser IIC IAS) (Inferno Grenades)
    Secondary Weapon: 10 Support Laser (ER, Clan)
    Armor:  Clan Armor Kit (All)
Battle Value: 313
Introduction Year: 3121
Cost: 10,158,388.325 C-bills
Notes: 12 AP Gauss Rifle with 40 rounds of ammo each. Each gun requires 0 soldiers to operate.
   
Platoon Type (Specialty): Motorized (None)
    Ground MP: 2
Platoon Size (Squad/Platoon): 25 (5/5)
Armor Divisor: 2
To-Hit Modifier (Range in Hexes):
    -1 (0 Hexes), +0 (1-4 Hexes), +1 (5-6 Hexes), +2 (7-8 Hexes), +3 (9-10 Hexes), +4 (11-12 Hexes)
Maximum Weapon Damage (# of Troopers):
    20 (25), 19 (24), 18 (23-22), 17 (21), 16 (20), 15 (19), 14 (18-17), 13 (16), 12 (15), 11 (14), 10 (13-12), 9 (11), 8 (10), 7 (9), 6 (8-7), 5 (6), 4 (5), 3 (4), 2 (3-2), 1 (1)

[Daryk]

Even after a Google search, I still don't get the Siemba reference... who was he? ???

[Liam's Ghost]

Owner of Palladium Books.

It's a reference to the constant power creep in the Rift's universe.

[Daryk]

Ah, ok... that makes sense now, thanks! :)